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New on the Baby Blog - Peeking inside the brain prior to birth by Cassandra L. Hendrix infantstudies.org/peeking-inside… #infantstudies #Research

Trouillet et al. (2024) found in 16-18mo infants that selective imitation (goal or movement) varied more as a function of bottom-up perceptual goal saliency (empty space or 2D circle or 3D house) and less on top-down verbal cues #devpsych #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.1…

The Brain, Cognition & Developmental Lab, led by Dr. Lisa Scott, uses measures of brain responses, eye movements & behavioral responses to advance understanding of how babies, children and adults learn about the surrounding world. #MBI_Labs Learn more: bcdlab.psych.ufl.edu

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In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”. go.nature.com/4i2EaIb

Moments like this support healthy brain development! 🧠 Early experiences and exposures, including responsive relationships with caregivers, shape the architecture of our brain, providing a foundation for future learning, behavior, health, and well-being: bit.ly/4hFNFwI

We are hiring a post-bacc research coordinator to help on projects exploring EEG and MRI measures of neuroplasticity supporting sensory and language learning in the first 2 years of life! Please repost to help us spread the word! more info here: plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/join-us

.Angela Dou & Laura Cirelli (2025) asked caregivers how they engage musically with their infants: They cite that infants directly influence their home musical repertoire; engaged infant response to song predicts stronger dyadic attachment #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.1…

Congratulations Dr. Newland on your successful dissertation defense!

With all that is going on at NSF, it’s important for me to describe how important NSF has been for my career and the careers of my trainees over the years. This funding is so important for so many reasons.

We found that infants learn so much about the words and people in the world around them even before they speak their first word. How parents label things in the world helps babies learn by directing their attention. theconversation.com/for-babys-brai…

And brain development is amazing and the brain gets set up for learning in the first year of life with the support of parents and caregivers. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

We also showed that faces are important learning tools for infants. They learn about and from the people they see and interact with all the time. boldscience.org/the-importance…

The conditions in the places where children live, grow, play, and learn shape their development and lifelong well-being. Learn more in our InBrief, Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development: bit.ly/4m9tmds

We are excited to invite you to our second Shades of Science virtual panel event on June 25th 3-4 pm BST featuring Dr. Sobana Wijeakumar PhD BEng Prof Leher Singh and Dr Dolapoadegboye. Register your place using the QR code in the flyer!#DiversityInScience

Some of the most important interactions caregivers have with children happen through play. Play can take many different forms, as seen by this caregiver making the baby laugh with silly actions. Find even more play ideas here: bit.ly/3PvRRSf #internationaldayofplay

Who inspires you in the field of infant development? Nominate them for the ICIS Distinguished Contribution Award! Deadline: June 30, 2025 infantstudies.org/merit-awards/ #InfantStudies #InfantResearch

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Cutting-edge science in infancy research is just a click away! Join us June 19 2025 for the next #ICISWebinar: “Beyond Who’s Speaking When: Machine Learning Tools to Extract Rich Multi-Dimensional Features from Home Audio Recordings” infantstudies.org/icis-online-ev… #InfantResearch

Interested in the development of vision and the brain in the first years of life? The 🧠 BCD Lab 🧠 is expecting to hire a postdoc and a lab coordinator/tech in the coming months! Send me an email if interested and I’ll make sure to send you the job postings once open!